Abstract Gunshot injuries involving the head and neck region yield profound morbidity mortality rates. Projectile-related factors comprising various physical dynamic properties of a bullet, as well tissue-related factors, determine disruptive effects projectiles on living tissues. We experienced an extremely unusual case gunshot injury to neck, wherein bullet transversely penetrated across deep...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate the safety and accuracy of physical examination in determining the management of stable patients with gunshot wounds to the neck. DESIGN Prospective study of 59 patients with gunshot wounds to the neck. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-nine stable patients with gunshot wounds to the neck managed between December 2001 and August 2003. All patients had a physical...

INTRODUCTION The nasolabial flap (NLF) has many advantages in oromaxillary reconstruction, but the majority of cases are reconstructions after pathologic resections. Its usage in trauma surgery, especially in the management of gunshot wounds, is rarely mentioned. CASE PRESENTATION Three cases involving gunshot injuries to the face are presented: one for reconstruction of the nasal ala, anothe...

The) experiences of the Great War have added vastly to our surgical knowledge and this applies especially to injuries of blood vessels. The author of " Gunshot Injuries to the Blood Vessels " makes no attempt to deal with the literature of the subject, but he gives us a firsthand account of the surgery of vascular injuries, on which he is an admitted authority. The subject is first dealt with g...

An upsurge in gun violence in recent times in our environment necessitated this study, which aims to document the patterns of fatal gunshot injuries with the hope of finding a solution to this problem. The study was a retrospective analysis of cases of fatal gunshot injuries on which autopsies were carried out over the 5-year period from January 1998 to December 2002 at Police Medical Services,...

Penetrating injuries to the spine, although less common than motor vehicle accidents and falls, are important causes of injury to the spinal cord. They are essentially of two varieties: gunshot or stab wounds. Gunshot injuries to the spine are more commonly described. Stab wounds are usually inflicted by knife or other sharp objects. Rarer objects causing incidental spinal injuries include glas...

Penetrating cardiac trauma is rarely seen but when present there is a short time lag to keep the patients alive. Cardiac gunshot injuries are exceptional and it occurs mostly during interpersonal disagreements casualties or a mistakenly fired gun nowadays. Here we present a case of cardiac gunshot injury from the war of Kobani, Syria. The patient was mistakenly diagnosed to have a sole bullet i...

Background: Gunshot injuries are considered a health burden as well one of the intricate emergencies in civilian medical practice. In this study, we aim to determine pattern presentation and management outcome general hospital setting sub-Saharan African country.Methods: This is retrospective, hospital-based study conducted between January 2015 December 2019 teaching review clinical gunshot inj...

Penetrating abdominal injuries have been traditionally managed by routine laparotomy. New understanding of trajectories, potential for organ injury, and correlation with advanced radiographic imaging has allowed a shift towards non-operative management of appropriate cases. Although a selective approach has been established for stab wounds, the management of abdominal gunshot wounds remains a m...